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March 5, 2008, New York, NY – Christian Siriano, formerly an AIU London student, was selected as the winning fashion designer on Bravo TV's Season 4 finale of Project Runway. Project Runway provides budding designers with an opportunity to launch their careers in the world of fashion. The hugely successful reality series has become one of television's most talked-about shows.

Each season, fifteen talented fashion designers are selected from thousands of hopefuls to compete for the opportunity to show their creative work at New York's Fashion Week. Supermodel Heidi Klum heads a panel of industry luminaries, including top women's and men's wear designer Michael Kors and Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, who serve as judges and mentors charged with selecting and molding the budding designers. Tim Gunn, Chief Creative Officer at Liz Claiborne, Inc., acts as mentor to the program's contestants. Project Runway Season 4 episodes, videos, and collections designed by Christian can be viewed at: http://www.seenon.com/project-runway/

Christian's winning design abilities were molded while a Fashion Design student at AIU's London campus from 2004-2006. Staff members at AIU London were instrumental in helping Christian land assignments with world-renowned designers, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander McQueen.

Details about AIU can be viewed at www.aiuniv.edu and information about AIU's London Fashion Design program can be found at: http://aiulondon.ac.uk/degree-programs/fashion-design-degree-program/

March 4, 2008, Atlanta, GA – American InterContinental University (AIU) is pleased to announce its partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS). Perfectly matching AIU's goal of providing a high-quality career-focused education to students who otherwise might not have the opportunity, with BBBS' experience at improving the lives of children, the partnership is destined for success.

AIU has made a financial commitment to Big Brothers Big Sisters to help fund several initiatives, and has also committed to 20 full-ride bachelor degree scholarships that are valued at as much as $1.2 million. Most promising, though, is the chance to further the Mentoring Towards College (MTC) initiative. MTC is a program that identifies children who have shown that, with a little help, they have the capacity to be successful university students.

Mentoring Towards College pairs teens, or the "Littles," who have demonstrated a capacity and the motivation to succeed, with adults, or the "Bigs." And most of the Bigs in the program have degrees themselves, so they are well-positioned to understand what challenges await the Littles. Recognizing that the first year or so of college can be trying even for gifted students from stable home environments, the mentors selected for the MTC program have committed to staying with their mentees through at least one year of college study.

State of the World's Children, a report published by UNICEF, documents that the way to ensure better-educated children is to also educate others in their support structure – especially mothers. Recognizing that children in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program often don't have the financial means to attend college, a home life that's conducive to a climb up the higher education ladder, or a family history of experience with education beyond high school, the leadership teams at AIU and BBBS applied a little "outside the box" thinking. Consequently, scholarships will be available to motivated high school students in the MTC program and to parents of children in the program. The scholarships will be awarded for study at AIU's on-ground campuses and its online campus.

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In response to a growing number of career-focused students who express a preference for hybrid learning opportunities that combine online and on-campus courses, AIU is proud to offer a new class of convenience designed to accommodate today's real-world lifestyles. Students now have the option of combining classes on campus with courses online to earn an industry-current Associate's, Bachelor's or MBA degree. To learn more, contact an Admissions Advisor.

AIU's BBA and MBA students can now add additional credentials to their résumés by earning a second concentration through the Dual Concentration Option. By taking just a few more courses, students enrolled in a Bachelor of Business Administration or Master of Business Administration degree program can earn a second concentration in another field of interest.

Now you can earn a career-focused Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree while attending school part-time! That means you can pursue an exciting professional future today while still making time for current responsibilities like job and family. Best of all, you'll be gradually absorbing industry-current knowledge from instructors with real-world experience in the field of criminal justice. Contact us today for more details and the next available start date.

AIU Buckhead Fashion Design student Christalle Bodiford took tops honors at a national fashion design competition New York this past December. The event, sponsored by Fashion Group International, included competitors from some of the country's top design schools. Bodiford won a $2,500 scholarship and got to meet top designer Michael Kors.

AIU Buckhead design students Matthew Ridenhour, Krisalyn Cease and Ndirika Eduma-Nkama were named as three of only ten finalists in the Create im Talent Search competition. The goal of the competition was to find 10 up-and-coming accessory design students to create the first fashion collection of the company's new brand, to debut in spring 2007. The winners received a cash prize of $500 and traveled to INDUSTRIE headquarters in Atlanta for a design weekend in April.

Professor Kenneth Lee was named Educator of the Year for 2005 by Career Education Corporation. Lee, who began teaching at AIU in 1993, is a graduate of the Olin School of Management, Washington University, and the University of Notre Dame. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree as well as a Masters of Business Administration. Besides being part of the AIU team, Lee is a Managing Partner for The LeRoi Group LLC/Special Markets Groups and he volunteers for Habitat for Humanity and the Partnership for Community Action.